6.20.2012

{renovate: kitchen remodel} drywalling

In the ongoing saga of the kitchen remodel, we moved a HUGE step forward this week. We have walls again!

Even though we're really excited to be doing the majority of the kitchen remodel ourselves, we did hire a contractor to do the drywall. I firmly believe that even if you CAN do it, doesn't mean you should be doing. We weighed the cost vs. the amount of time it would take Chris and for us, it was worth it to pay the money. The contractors we hired sheet-rocked, taped and {lightly} textured both rooms in ONE DAY. Holy smokes! It was so fast! Chris and friends were worried it would take them a few weekends. Neither of us felt like holding the project up to save a little money.

Plus, the contractors did an AMAZING job! Seriously, I was so impressed. And even better, they were great to work with, responsive and clean. If anyone in Portland is looking for a recommendation, let me know and I'll send you their contact info.

See that hole in the wall? That's where our new oven is going! That spot was formerly an ex-ironing board that was collecting dust. Cute, but VERY nonfunctional.

In all the photos you can also see all our new can lights (!). With the white walls and the new lights, the kitchen is so much brighter all ready. I'm in love.

Next up, we'll be tackling the floors. I'm a little concerned, honestly, because that green paper all over the floor is super glued with the strongest super glue I've ever encountered. Hopefully we'll figure it out this weekend. I'll let you know what we come up with, but painting is quickly becoming my favorite option.

It's all coming together quite nicely. And that oven nook is the perfect solution!

We pulled up a bit of our bathroom tile (vinyl) and all I saw was glue, glue, glue. It scared the bejeezus out of me so I'm curious to see what solution you guys come up with (that I can attempt to copy). :-)

That looks amazing. Don't give up on your floors yet. We had a lot of super glue on our living room floor and had a contractor look at it. He sanded and refinished the floors and they look like new. You would never know that there were once full of glue. I'd say give it a try.

The company is Continental Drywall and the person we worked with was Santiago Flores (I actually think he's the owner) and we were both super impressed with both how well he communicated with us (called if running late, showed up when he said he would, etc), but also the quality of the finished product. his number is 503-642-0262.

Oh, yeah, baby!!! This looks so good, Jenn!! Love the arches and the lights, it definitely looks more open and bright in here. It must be such a good feeling to start to see it come together now, like concrete changes!!! Awesome, so excited for you! I totally would not have DIYed drywall either:)

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Hi, I'm Jenn. And, I'm married to Chris. This blog is a place to capture my inspirations on our quest to transform our bungalow into a place we're proud to call home. Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you find something useful, entertaining, or even inspiring while here.